H.R.4167 108th CONGRESS 2d Session 4/2/2004
To authorize appropriations for the motor vehicle safety and information and cost savings programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal years 2005 through 2007, and for other purposes.

H.R.2735 108th CONGRESS 1st Session 7-15-2003
Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2003(short title).
To protect the rights of American consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles purchased in the United States, and for other purposes

Federal Regulations Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles and New Motor Vehicle Engines

June 27, 2003 Volume 68 No. 124 pp. 38427-38461
Revisions to Regulations Requiring Availability of Information for Use of On-Board Diagnostic Systems
and Emission-Related Repairs on 1994 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks and
2005 and Later Model Year Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines Weighing 14,000 Pounds Gross Vehicle Weight or Less
Final Rule
Require an increased level of enhanced information to be made available to equipment and tool
companies to develop more functional aftermarket diagnostic scan tools.

Aug. 9, 1995 Volume 60 No. 153 Pg. 40474-40498
Regulations Requiring Availability of Information for Use of On-Board Diagnostic Systems and Emission-Related Repairs
on 1994 and later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks Final rule.
Includes Al Gore's (inventor of obd-2 information) speech excerpt
"...when we require [manufacturers] to promptly provide information needed, we recognize that we do not
want to require somebody to provide a lot of expensive manuals
absolutely for free, but we do not want the kind of charges that
make this a profit center. We want them to provide the information
which will allow competition in the aftermarket and allow small
business operators to get in the repair business. Otherwise, you
force vehicle owners to go only to the major automobile
manufacturers places of business...." 36 Cong. Rec. 3272 (1990).

PART 86--CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE HIGHWAY VEHICLES AND ENGINES
Subpart A--GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR EMISSION REGULATIONS FOR 1977 AND LATER MODEL YEAR NEW LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES, LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS AND HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES,
AND FOR 1985 AND LATER MODEL YEAR NEW GASOLINE FUELED, NATURAL GAS-FUELED, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS-FUELED AND METHANOL-FUELED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES

Auto Gadgets Carpool 01-10-02
Automakers would monitor miles, keep maintenance records,
alert a car owner about warranty and adapt to the driver's behavior
with Java technology in the dashboard system or a Car.Net effort.